Sal DiStefano

How do I turn the ship with my teenage kids? This is where it gets tough. Yeah. So you're listening to this, your kid's 14. Like, okay, we need to change things.

Yeah, because teenagers have, they're rebellious like a two-year-old, except they're smarter and they, you can't, they'll call your bluff more effectively than your two-year-old will, right? So dealing with a teenager is a completely different monster. And so it starts with this.

Yeah, because teenagers have, they're rebellious like a two-year-old, except they're smarter and they, you can't, they'll call your bluff more effectively than your two-year-old will, right? So dealing with a teenager is a completely different monster. And so it starts with this.

Yeah, because teenagers have, they're rebellious like a two-year-old, except they're smarter and they, you can't, they'll call your bluff more effectively than your two-year-old will, right? So dealing with a teenager is a completely different monster. And so it starts with this.

You change your lifestyle first, and then you do the shopping, and you change the choices in the home, and that's how it starts. Now, when it comes to electronics, you have more power than you think. The difference is this. With a two-year-old, taking something away will turn into a 30-minute tantrum. With a teenager, taking something away will turn into a 30-day tantrum. Okay?

You change your lifestyle first, and then you do the shopping, and you change the choices in the home, and that's how it starts. Now, when it comes to electronics, you have more power than you think. The difference is this. With a two-year-old, taking something away will turn into a 30-minute tantrum. With a teenager, taking something away will turn into a 30-day tantrum. Okay?

You change your lifestyle first, and then you do the shopping, and you change the choices in the home, and that's how it starts. Now, when it comes to electronics, you have more power than you think. The difference is this. With a two-year-old, taking something away will turn into a 30-minute tantrum. With a teenager, taking something away will turn into a 30-day tantrum. Okay?

So be prepared for your kid to act like they hate you for weeks. Usually a week, but sometimes longer. Be okay with it. Make sure you communicate it with love and empathy. I know this sucks. I know it's been one way for... So long. And now it's different. It's difficult for change. I totally get it. I understand why you're upset. But stay consistent is the best advice I could give.

So be prepared for your kid to act like they hate you for weeks. Usually a week, but sometimes longer. Be okay with it. Make sure you communicate it with love and empathy. I know this sucks. I know it's been one way for... So long. And now it's different. It's difficult for change. I totally get it. I understand why you're upset. But stay consistent is the best advice I could give.

So be prepared for your kid to act like they hate you for weeks. Usually a week, but sometimes longer. Be okay with it. Make sure you communicate it with love and empathy. I know this sucks. I know it's been one way for... So long. And now it's different. It's difficult for change. I totally get it. I understand why you're upset. But stay consistent is the best advice I could give.

But this is hard. Like once you were living one way so long and then you got to switch, just know that you're going to deal with this is going to be like a process, probably a six-month process.

But this is hard. Like once you were living one way so long and then you got to switch, just know that you're going to deal with this is going to be like a process, probably a six-month process.

But this is hard. Like once you were living one way so long and then you got to switch, just know that you're going to deal with this is going to be like a process, probably a six-month process.

Yes, each time.

Yes, each time.

Yes, each time.

You're right. I did. So with my, so just personal story with my, with my daughter, uh, I was probably now two or three months ago. I just, I decided I got to get even more, I got to put more boundaries around her use of, of her phone. She already had limits on what she could see, what she could do. She didn't like that already. But then I'm like, you know what?

You're right. I did. So with my, so just personal story with my, with my daughter, uh, I was probably now two or three months ago. I just, I decided I got to get even more, I got to put more boundaries around her use of, of her phone. She already had limits on what she could see, what she could do. She didn't like that already. But then I'm like, you know what?

You're right. I did. So with my, so just personal story with my, with my daughter, uh, I was probably now two or three months ago. I just, I decided I got to get even more, I got to put more boundaries around her use of, of her phone. She already had limits on what she could see, what she could do. She didn't like that already. But then I'm like, you know what?

I'm not gonna let her use her phone anywhere in a closed room. It's gonna be always, it has to be in a public space. So she's no longer allowed to be on her phone in her room or anywhere where the doors are closed. Whereas before she had limits on things, but I would allow her to go in her room and use her phone and stuff like that.